chimney swallow

noun

British. barn swallow.

chimney swift.

Origin of chimney swallow

First recorded in 1765–75

Words nearby chimney swallow

chimney place, chimney pot, chimney-pot hat, chimney rock, chimney stack, chimney swallow, chimney sweep, chimney swift, chimney wheel, chimp, chimpanzee

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Example sentences from the Web for chimney swallow

How does the chimney-swallow get the twigs it builds its nest with?
Bird Neighbors|Neltje Blanchan
I will also exchange a chimney-swallow's egg for the egg of any bird except a robin, blue jay, or chipping sparrow.
Harper's Young People, September 21, 1880|Various
Do you mean to tell me that you have lived to be seventeen years old and dont know what a chimney-swallow is?
The Go Ahead Boys and the Mysterious Old House|Ross Kay
Within my house is another very human little bird—the chimney-swallow.
Wild Life Near Home|Dallas Lore Sharp

British Dictionary definitions for chimney swallow

chimney swallow

noun

another name for common swallowSee swallow 2

a less common name for chimney swift

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单词	chimney swallow
释义	chimney swallow noun British. barn swallow. chimney swift. Origin of chimney swallow First recorded in 1765–75 Words nearby chimney swallow chimney place, chimney pot, chimney-pot hat, chimney rock, chimney stack, chimney swallow, chimney sweep, chimney swift, chimney wheel, chimp, chimpanzee Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chimney swallow How does the chimney-swallow get the twigs it builds its nest with? Bird Neighbors\|Neltje Blanchan I will also exchange a chimney-swallow's egg for the egg of any bird except a robin, blue jay, or chipping sparrow. Harper's Young People, September 21, 1880\|Various Do you mean to tell me that you have lived to be seventeen years old and dont know what a chimney-swallow is? The Go Ahead Boys and the Mysterious Old House\|Ross Kay Within my house is another very human little bird—the chimney-swallow. Wild Life Near Home\|Dallas Lore Sharp British Dictionary definitions for chimney swallow chimney swallow noun another name for common swallowSee swallow 2 a less common name for chimney swift Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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